Tinker is definitely one of the parks biggest personalities in a very small body! Every keeper that walks past her is greeted with some kind of whistle, scream or screech. She makes her presence known and she is very much adored by the team, she loves to sing, whistle and dance everyday, even in the rain!

These birds can be found in Southwestern Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and northern Argentina up to an elevation of 1,600 m, These parrots are normally found in subtropical and tropical dry forest, moist lowlands, arid savannas and dry shrublands.

In the wild, blue-fronted Amazons forage on fruits and berries, leaf buds, and blossoms, as well as seeds and nuts. It’s also believed that they eat some proteins.

In general, parrots tend to have relatively small eggs, long incubation periods and asynchronous clutches. Hatchlings are featherless with closed eyes and cannot support their heads. They grow slowly and fledge after a considerable time in the nest. The species is not known for territorial or aggressive behaviour, and is readily kept as a domestic pet. Amazons are recognised for their intelligence and ability to sing and mimic the human voice, with some trained individuals having a vocabulary of over a hundred words.

• These parrots are capable of mimicking human speech and are noisy birds. When they were first discovered, they were called “Kriken”, which is French for “screechers.”

• Like most parrots, these birds are monogamous and bond with one partner for life.